greedy – English Lyrics

• By: Tate McRae
• Album: THINK LATER

Lyrics & Translation

Learn English with Tate McRae's hit song "greedy"! This track is a fantastic way to pick up modern, conversational English through its playful and confident lyrics. The song's clear narrative about a sassy interaction makes it easy to follow, and the catchy, repetitive chorus will have you singing along and improving your pronunciation in no time. It's a special song for learners because it's not just about language, but also about expressing self-assurance, a powerful and universal feeling.

[English]

I confess, I'm not that versatile

Said I'm good, but I might be in denial

It takes one call and I'll be there and I'll die

I confess, I'm not that versatile

Said I'm good, but I might be in denial

It takes one call and I'll be there and I'll die

I'd rather you I'd try to help you out, but I'd lie

It's like to you by you, by you, I'd try

That how could it come and back like a wop in door

That I want to trust but I just want you more

Like you coming back like a wop in door

That I want to trust but I just want you more

Who put you in the mood, I'm not me

Oh, believe, I can take no more

Weak in my knees

Why you put your hands on me?

Oh, believe, why you show up to me?

Why you show up to me?

I got you and I got you and I got you

But don't make me choose

And I got you and I got you and I got you

But don't make me choose

I think you know what this is

I think you want to know

No, you don't even got no misses

All but you got to throw the score

I thinking nothing and then I want it

Why you got to be real fella?

Yeah, you know what this is

Yeah, you know what this is

The blue bush your lies

My eyes are lies

I don't believe you're right

We could go again

I do it for the times

I'd rather you I'd try

So good it hurts

I think I would you before this verse

I want to call my back

Oh baby on the beach

You could do it all you want

But you're looking around me

I think you know what this is

I think you want to know

No, you don't even got no misses

All but you got to throw the score

I thinking nothing and then I want it

Why you got to be real fella?

Yeah, you know what this is

Yeah, you know what this is

I think you know what this is

I think you want to know

No, you don't even got no misses

All but you got to throw the score

I thinking nothing and then I want it

Why you got to be real fella?

Yeah, you know what this is

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
confess /kənˈfes/ B1	verb - to admit something, especially something that is difficult to say
versatile /ˈvɜːrsətaɪl/ B2	adjective - able to adapt or be adapted to many different functions or activities
deny /dɪˈnaɪ/ B1	verb - state that something is not true
trust /trʌst/ A2	noun - firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of someone or something verb - believe in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of someone or something
believe /bɪˈliːv/ A2	verb - accept that something is true
weak /wiːk/ A2	adjective - lacking the power to perform physically demanding tasks
hands /hændz/ A1	noun - the part of the body at the end of the arms
choose /tʃuːz/ A2	verb - pick out or select someone or something
misses /ˈmɪsɪz/ B1	noun - failures
score /skɔːr/ B1	noun - the number of points, goals, runs, etc. achieved in a game or competition
real /riːəl/ A2	adjective - actually existing as a thing or occurring in fact
lies /laɪz/ A2	noun - an intentionally false statement
times /taɪmz/ A1	noun - a point or period of time
hurt /hɜːrt/ A2	verb - cause emotional pain to
beach /biːtʃ/ A1	noun - a narrow, sandy area along the coast
around /əˈraʊnd/ A1	preposition - surrounding or on all sides of

Key Grammar Structures

• I confess, I'm not that versatile

  ➔ Present simple tense with modal verb 'be'

  ➔ The phrase uses the present simple tense with 'be' to express a general truth or characteristic about the speaker.

• It takes one call and I'll be there and I'll die

  ➔ Future with 'will' and present simple with 'take'

  ➔ The sentence combines the future tense with 'will' to express a future action ('I'll be there') and the present simple with 'take' to describe a general truth or habitual action.

• Why you put your hands on me?

  ➔ Interrogative sentence with subject-verb inversion

  ➔ The question uses subject-verb inversion, a common feature in interrogative sentences in English, to form a direct question.

• I think you know what this is

  ➔ Present simple with 'think' and object clause

  ➔ The sentence uses the present simple with 'think' followed by an object clause ('you know what this is') to express belief or opinion.

• But don't make me choose

  ➔ Imperative mood with negative form

  ➔ The sentence uses the imperative mood in its negative form to give a direct command or request.